Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
2025-08-22 – 2025-08-23 · Lincoln, IL
Reps: JEANNE TITUS, TINA WELLER · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Electro-Que-ted (357.7144) · 31 teams
Entries
31
3 categories
Top score
357.7144
Winning margin
7.4516
GC over RC
Field average
328.11
median 340.50
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Ancillary — Steak
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
343.9428
what a walk cost here
Field spread
195.4516
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 77%
beats 23% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1582
avg power rating going in · stronger than 81% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Electro-Que-ted took the Grand Championship home to AL.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-23 | 46 | 689.6916 | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 2014-08-22 | 50 | 699.4400 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 2015-06-05 | 40 | 689.0740 | ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | |
| 2016-06-03 | 52 | 685.6800 | OUTSIDERS BBQ | |
| 2017-06-02 | 32 | 695.8968 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 2018-06-01 | 40 | 687.3600 | SMOKIN ACES@THEBBQSUPERSTORE.COM | |
| 2019-05-31 | Lincoln, IL | 36 | 682.8576 | The BBQ Bus |
| 2021-06-04 | Lincoln, IL | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 | Lincoln, IL | 26 | 346.8344 | 309 BBQ |
| 2024-08-23 | Lincoln, IL | 28 | 350.8688 | Up From The Pits BBQ |
| 2025-08-22 ← this one | Lincoln, IL | 31 | 357.7144 | Electro-Que-ted |
| 2026-08-28 | Lincoln, IL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Steak
12 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 2 | HESSHOGS | |
| 3 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 4 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 5 | Snake Holler BBQ | |
| 6 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 7 | Unreal O'Neal | |
| 8 | 309 BBQ | |
| 9 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 10 | Whatcha Smokin' | |
| 11 | Table Muscle BBQ | |
| 12 | Sugba Smokehouse |
Backyard Series — Chicken
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 2 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 3 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 4 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 5 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 6 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 7 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 11 | RobbieQ | |
| 12 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 13 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 14 | 309 BBQ | |
| 15 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 17 | Snake Holler BBQ | |
| 18 | River City Smoque | |
| 19 | HESSHOGS | |
| 20 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 21 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 22 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 23 | Body by Que | |
| 24 | Ross & Hoss BBQ | |
| 25 | Firehouse 51 | |
| 26 | Table Muscle BBQ | |
| 27 | Truck'n Sauced | |
| 28 | Whatcha Smokin' | |
| 29 | Bell's Up In Smoke BBQ | |
| 30 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 31 | The Dirty German BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
31 entries · top 357.7144 · median 340.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 2 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 3 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 4 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 5 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 7 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | RobbieQ | |
| 10 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 11 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 12 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 13 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 14 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 15 | HESSHOGS | |
| 16 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 17 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 18 | Snake Holler BBQ | |
| 19 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 20 | 309 BBQ | |
| 21 | River City Smoque | |
| 22 | Firehouse 51 | |
| 23 | Body by Que | |
| 24 | Table Muscle BBQ | |
| 25 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 26 | Truck'n Sauced | |
| 27 | Ross & Hoss BBQ | |
| 28 | Bell's Up In Smoke BBQ | |
| 29 | Whatcha Smokin' | |
| 30 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 31 | The Dirty German BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 2 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 3 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 4 | HESSHOGS | |
| 5 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 6 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 8 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 9 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 10 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 11 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 12 | RobbieQ | |
| 13 | LEE LA Q | |
| 14 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 15 | Snake Holler BBQ | |
| 16 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 18 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 19 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 20 | River City Smoque | |
| 21 | Firehouse 51 | |
| 22 | 309 BBQ | |
| 23 | Table Muscle BBQ | |
| 24 | Body by Que | |
| 25 | Truck'n Sauced | |
| 26 | Dead End BBQ | |
| 27 | Bell's Up In Smoke BBQ | |
| 28 | Big B's BBQ | |
| 29 | Whatcha Smokin' | |
| 30 | Ross & Hoss BBQ | |
| 31 | The Dirty German BBQ |